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Meehl and the ex post facto design
Author(s) -
LUND THORLEIF
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.743
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9450
pISSN - 0036-5564
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9450.1981.tb00382.x
Subject(s) - counterfactual conditional , de facto , interpretation (philosophy) , psychology , sort , epistemology , philosophy of science , cognitive psychology , social psychology , philosophy , law , computer science , linguistics , political science , counterfactual thinking , information retrieval
Paul E. Meehl's problem of systematic unmatching is discussed, and it is argued that his reasoning and conclusion are incorrect. Unmatching will probably occur seldom in empirical cases, and if it does take place, it will constitute some sort of undercorrection. Moreover, his attempt at interpretation of statistical control in terms of so‐called “counterfactuals” is found to be misleading.